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• Jon Curzon

  Artellus

  Jon represents literary fiction and non-fiction that starts conversations and sparks ideas. His interests span debut fiction, memoir and nature writing to science, history and biography, always favouring writers whose work is intelligent and original. His authors have been published internationally and reviewed in outlets such as the Guardian and the New York Times. Jon also freelance edits for clients including Jericho Writers and Curtis Brown Creative.

  Genres:Biography · Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Historical Non-Fiction +4 more

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• Leslie Gardner

  Artellus

  Leslie co-founded Artellus in 1986 and handles writers internationally for fiction, non-fiction, film and periodicals. She previously worked at American publishing houses, London Management, Columbia Pictures and The National Theatre. She set up the TV drama Tenko, worked closely with Anthony Burgess and handles the estate of Robert Aickman. She holds an MA from the University of Iowa's International Writers Workshop and a PhD in Rhetoric.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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• Maria Whelan

  Mushens Entertainment

  Maria represents both fiction and nonfiction writers at Mushens Entertainment. Before joining the agency in September 2025, she worked at InkWell Management in New York for over eight years as an assistant and agent. She began her career in publishing as a Foreign Rights Assistant at Janklow & Nesbit in New York. Maria graduated from University College Dublin with a BA in English and Drama, then obtained her Master's in Literature and Modernity from the University of Edinburgh.

  Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Food & Drink · Historical Non-Fiction · Horror · Literary Fiction +2 more

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• Daisy Chandley

  Peters Fraser + Dunlop

  Daisy is an agent in the books department at PFD, and works with Tim Bates as the United Kingdom sub-agent for New Directions Publishing in the United States. She joined the company in 2019 after graduating from the University of Oxford with a degree in politics, philosophy and economics.

  Genres:Contemporary Fiction · Fantasy · Food & Drink · Horror · Literary Fiction +8 more

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• Kate Evans

  Peters Fraser + Dunlop

  Kate is an agent representing books and journalism. She studied English literature and journalism in Australia and New York, and worked in music, magazines and literary festivals before beginning her publishing career at Hachette Australia in 2012. She has been at PFD since 2014.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Crime · Current Affairs · Food & Drink · Historical Non-Fiction +7 more

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• Laurie Robertson

  Peters Fraser + Dunlop

  Laurie is a Literary Agent at Peters Fraser + Dunlop, representing books and journalism and actively building a list of adult fiction and non-fiction. She completed a BA in English Literature and Creative Writing, worked in the sales team at Dorling Kindersley, and joined the agency in 2017, beginning her own list in 2020. On the fiction side she represents a range of genres alongside a smaller non-fiction list, and represents several Sunday Times bestselling authors whose work has been shortlisted for and won prizes including the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize, the Jhalak Prize, the Somerset Maugham Award, the Dublin Literary Award, the Edge Hill Prize, the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, and cookery awards from Fortnum & Mason and the Guild of Food Writers. She also looks after serialisation rights and journalism across the agency.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Food & Drink · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Narrative Non-Fiction +3 more

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• Tim Bates

  Peters Fraser + Dunlop

  Tim is managing director of PFD. He joined the agency after nearly ten years as an agent with Pollinger Limited, and before that held various roles in publishing, including commissioning editor for Penguin Classics at Penguin Books.

  Genres:Commercial Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Food & Drink · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction +1 more

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• Rachel Mills

  Rachel Mills Literary

  Rachel is the founder and director of RML, which she established in 2019. She previously worked as a literary agent at Furniss Lawton and as Agent and International Business Director at Peters Fraser and Dunlop, where she sat on the Executive Board. Before that she worked in publishing at Penguin and Random House. Over twenty years in the industry, she has secured major publishing and screen deals for a wide range of authors.

  Genres:Biography · Food & Drink · Health & Wellness · Narrative Non-Fiction · Other Non-Fiction

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